3 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
3 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
23 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
10 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
8 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
3 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
4 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
22 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
4 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
5 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2423 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1689 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
3 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12 | Morohashi |
1924 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
8 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
3 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
3 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
21 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
10 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
14 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 三 【サン】 three, 3
- 三 【サン】 three
- 十三 【ジュウサン】 thirteen, 13, king
- 七三 【シチサン】 7 or 3 ratio, hair parted on one side
- 四三 【シソウ】 one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand, three and a four (in dice games)
Kun reading compounds
- 三 【さん】 three, 3
- 三十日 【みそか】 last day of the month
- 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
- 三つ折り 【みつおり】 threefold, folded in three
- 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
- 3つの密 【みっつのみつ】 three Cs, three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 さ、 さい、 さえ、 さぶ、 ざ、 ざえ、 ざぶ、 そう、 ぞ、 ただ、 みつ、 みん、 も、 や
- Korean:
- sam
Spanish
- tres
- 3
Portuguese
- três
French
- trois
3072 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-2 | SKIP code |
1010.1 | Four corner code |
1-27-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e09 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 星 【セイ】 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Singapore
- 星座 【セイザ】 constellation, astrological sign, star sign, zodiac sign
- 新星 【シンセイ】 nova, new face, new star
- 小惑星 【ショウワクセイ】 asteroid
- 客星 【カクセイ】 celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
- 七星 【シチセイ】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
Kun reading compounds
- 星 【ほし】 star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape), asterisk, star (actor, player, etc.), dot, spot, fleck, bullseye, perp, perpetrator, culprit, offender, suspect, one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune, point, score, star point (intersection marked with a dot), hoshi, (pyrotechnic) star
- 星空 【ほしぞら】 starry sky
- 四三の星 【しそうのほし】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
- 希望の星 【きぼうのほし】 ray of light, ray of hope, promising talent
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- estrella
- punto pequeño
- resultado de un juego
Portuguese
- estrela
- ponto
- marca
French
- étoile
- point
- marque
264 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
154 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
877 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2121 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
838 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
599 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
946 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
730 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
743 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
463 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
973 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3089 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1570 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13837 | Morohashi |
2435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2452 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1556 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1676 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
181 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3872 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
6010.4 | Four corner code |
1-32-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
661f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
574 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 火 【カ】 Tuesday, fire (second of the five elements)
- 火炎瓶 【カエンビン】 Molotov cocktail, petrol bomb, gasoline bomb
- 発火 【ハッカ】 ignition, combustion, catching fire, firing a blank cartridge, discharge of a gun without bullets
- 点火 【テンカ】 ignition, lighting, firing, setting off
Kun reading compounds
- 火 【ひ】 fire, flame, blaze
- 火口 【ひぐち】 burner, nozzle, origin of a fire
- 飛び火 【とびひ】 leaping flames, flying sparks, spread of fire (due to leaping flames), repercussions in unanticipated areas, spilling over, effects of an incident spreading to those seemingly uninvolved, impetigo contagiosa
- 不知火 【しらぬい】 phosphorescent light, mysterious lights on the sea, sea fire
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- fuego
- flama
- llama
Portuguese
- fogo
French
- feu
13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
8 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
432 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2743 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
15 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
69 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
52 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
20 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
20 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
18 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2911 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
163 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18850 | Morohashi |
3463 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3394 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
161 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
27 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1162 | 2001 Kanji |
4d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
9080.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
706b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
976 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 災害 【サイガイ】 calamity, disaster, misfortune
- 災難 【サイナン】 calamity, misfortune, disaster
- 労災 【ロウサイ】 work-related injury, work-related illness, work-related death, on-the-job accident, workers' compensation insurance
- 防災 【ボウサイ】 disaster preparedness, prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster, protection against disaster
Kun reading compounds
- 災い 【わざわい】 disaster, calamity, misfortune, trouble, woes
- 災いする 【わざわいする】 to be one's ruin, to do harm, to cause trouble, to have negative consequences, to bring about a bad outcome
Readings
- Korean:
- jae
Spanish
- desastre
- calamidad
- catástrofe
Portuguese
- desastre
- calamidade
- desgraça
- maldição
- mau
French
- désastre
- catastrophe
- calamité
- malheur
789 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
707 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
680 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1061 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1448 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
788 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1510 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1335 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1418 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
873 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1263 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2734 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1400 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1888 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
169 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18879 | Morohashi |
2206 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3400 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
167 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
179 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
667 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2762 | 2001 Kanji |
4d3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
2280.9 | Four corner code |
1-26-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
707d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1235 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 杯 【ハイ】 sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages, counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc., counter for boats, counter for octopuses and squid, cup, championship
- 杯洗 【ハイセン】 small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
- 賜杯 【シハイ】 Emperor's cup, trophy given by the Emperor
- 苦杯 【クハイ】 bitter cup, bitter experience, bitter defeat, ordeal
Kun reading compounds
- 杯 【さかずき】 sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages
- 杯洗い 【さかずきあらい】 small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
- べく杯 【べくはい】 sake cup shaped so it cannot be put down until emptied
- 水杯 【みずさかずき】 farewell cups of water
Readings
- Korean:
- bae
Spanish
- copa
- vaso
- taza
- contador de tazas
- contador de pulpos/calamares
Portuguese
- Copo cheio
- garrafa de vinho
- garrafa
- vivas
French
- compteur de verres
- coupe à saké
- verre de vin
- verre
- toast
1685 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1135 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2206 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
961 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
622 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1155 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1210 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
983 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1078 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1066 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
574 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
761 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1227 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14497 | Morohashi |
857 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2586 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1219 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1304 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1196 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1854 | 2001 Kanji |
4a4.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
4199.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
676f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
135 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 世 【セイ】 counter for generations, epoch
- 世紀 【セイキ】 century, era, of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
- 近世 【キンセイ】 recent past, recent times, early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
- 創世 【ソウセイ】 creation of the world
- 世 【セイ】 counter for generations, epoch
- 世紀 【セイキ】 century, era, of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
- 夜店 【ヨミセ】 night stall, night shop, night fair
- 救世 【キュウセイ】 salvation
Kun reading compounds
- 世 【よ】 world, society, public, life, lifetime, age, era, period, epoch, generation, reign, rule, the times, world (of existence)
- 世の中 【よのなか】 society, the world, the times
- 千代 【ちよ】 thousand years, very long period, forever
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし、 ゆ、 ゆき
- Korean:
- se
Spanish
- generación
- mundo
- edad
Portuguese
- geração
- mundo
- sociedade
- pública
French
- génération
- monde
- société
- public
263 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
344 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
327 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
152 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
95 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
177 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
105 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
335 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
252 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
252 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
156 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
13 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4308 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2178 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2932 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
28 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
31 | Morohashi |
3496 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
20 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
28 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
28 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
81 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
254 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1975 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.37 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
4-5-4 | SKIP code |
4-4-2 | SKIP code |
4471.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e16 | Unicode hex code |
world, boundary
- On:
- カイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
158 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 界 【カイ】 community, circles, world, kingdom, erathem, field (electrical), border, boundary, division
- 界隈 【カイワイ】 neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity
- 球界 【キュウカイ】 the baseball world
- 経済界 【ケイザイカイ】 economic world, financial circles, business community
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- borde
- frontera
- extensión
- ámbito
Portuguese
- mundo
French
- monde
170 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
260 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
240 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
170 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2998 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
269 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
223 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
967 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
454 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
461 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
157 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1336 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3172 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1632 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
257 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21775 | Morohashi |
2563 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3739 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
251 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
266 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
164 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
320 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3654 | 2001 Kanji |
5f4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
6022.8 | Four corner code |
1-19-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
754c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
771 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 囲碁 【イゴ】 go (board game)
- 囲郭村 【イカクソン】 walled settlement, walled town
- 解囲 【カイイ】 breaking the enemy siege
- 外囲 【ガイイ】 periphery, surroundings
Kun reading compounds
- 囲む 【かこむ】 to surround, to encircle, to enclose, to fence, to wall in, to besiege, to lay siege to, to play (go, shogi, etc.)
- 囲う 【かこう】 to enclose, to surround, to encircle, to fence, to wall in, to shelter (e.g. a criminal), to shield, to hide, to protect, to keep (e.g. a mistress), to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.), to preserve, to protect
- 囲い 【かこい】 enclosure, fence, wall, pen, paling, storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.), partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies, mistress, castle, strong defensive position
- 囲い女 【かこいおんな】 mistress
Readings
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- circunferencia
- rodear
- cercar
Portuguese
- circundar
- sitiar
- loja
- paliçada
- cerca
- preservar
- guardar
French
- entourer
- assiéger
- enceinte
- palissade
- encercler
- réserve
- garder
343 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
446 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
422 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
945 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1032 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
803 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
423 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
501A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1257 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1062 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
340 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3807 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1949 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2643 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1825 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4722 | Morohashi |
3069 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
945 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1807 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1948 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
474 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1955 | 2001 Kanji |
3s4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
6055.0 | Four corner code |
1-16-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56f2 | Unicode hex code |
Go
- On:
- ゴ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1609 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 碁 【ゴ】 go (board game)
- 碁盤 【ゴバン】 Go board
- 囲碁 【イゴ】 go (board game)
- 相碁 【アイゴ】 go played by two equally skilled players
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- juego del Go
Portuguese
- Jogo de Go
French
- Go
1240 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1541 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3202 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1757 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1572 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1834 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1984 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1828 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1406 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3346 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1734 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2354 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1782 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24261 | Morohashi |
2699 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4020 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1766 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1903 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1652 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1977 | 2001 Kanji |
5a8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-7 | SKIP code |
2-8-5 | SKIP code |
4460.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7881 | Unicode hex code |